# ROS MCP Server

> Connect Claude, GPT and Gemini to ROS robots for two-way control and observation without changing robot code.

## Facts
- **Category:** [MCP Servers](https://agentsearchengine.app/category/mcp-servers)
- **Type:** MCP server
- **Pricing:** Open source
- **GitHub stars:** 1,471
- **Language:** Python
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Last repo activity:** today (Sep 22, 2026)
- **Official site:** https://robotmcp.ai
- **Source code:** https://github.com/robotmcp/ros-mcp-server
- **Listing on Agent Search Engine:** https://agentsearchengine.app/agents/ros-mcp-server
- **Data verified:** September 2026

## Best for
Robotics developers prototyping natural-language control and inspection of a ROS system.

## Avoid if
You can't run rosbridge alongside your robot; the server communicates through it.

## About ROS MCP Server
ROS MCP Server connects LLMs to ROS and ROS 2 robots through the rosbridge node, with no changes to existing robot source code. Models can publish and subscribe to topics, call services and actions, set parameters, read sensor data and monitor robot state, and are guided to discover available interfaces, including custom message types. It works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT and Cursor.

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